Thyristor controllers speed up production for mclaren

Improved controls for paint drying system drives sports car production forward

Thyristor power controllers from CD Automation have been instrumental in significantly improving production efficiencies for Woking-based luxury sports car maker McLaren Automotive. From modest beginnings the organisation has grown into a world renowned and respected brand and a byword for advanced technological excellence, intelligence and attention to detail. Drawing on 50 years of racing success McLaren has created some of the most iconic and exhilarating high performance road cars the world has ever seen.

Temperature control was a crucial factor in the drying of this special paint finish; requiring accuracy to within +/-1 degree to produce the desired result and the REVO-S has successfully eliminated the problem, speeding up production and improving efficiencies for McLaren.

CD Automation has supplied Panther Engineering with three similar units for previous projects.

"We have worked with CD Automation for several years and were more than happy to recommend their products to our customer," explains managing director Duncan Roberts. "Maintaining productivity throughout the installation was vital for McLaren and as such we needed to be 100% confident of quality and reliability."

In addition, retrofitting McLaren’s paint drying system without holding up production presented a challenge for Panther with a window of just 1 week scheduled to make the final changeover.

Panther Engineering received positive feedback from McLaren as the company quickly experienced significant improvement in their daily production runs which far exceeded expectations - keeping their sports cars and their business well on track for success and ensuring each customer gets the finished result they rightly expect.

CD Automation is a leading European manufacturer of Thyristor (SCR) Power Controllers capable of switching a variety of single and 3 phase loads, from 3A to 2700 Amps. CD Automation thyristors are suitable for switching electrical loads to provide power to dryers, ovens, furnaces and other electrically heated industrial equipment.

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Author is representing this article on behalf of CD Automation UK Ltd. CD Automation is a leading European manufacturer of Thyristor (Scr) Power Controllers capable of switching a variety of single and 3 phase loads.